Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Control

Josh Nelson
Aug 26, 2025
Examining Bloomburrow, One Year Later
Today we're examining Bloomburrow. This set came out in 2024 to massive acclaim. But did players stay as hyped for the set as they'd hoped?
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pensive Professor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Muse Seeker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Melancholic Poet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred's Edict
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Accursed Marauder
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
84%synergy
Demon's Disciple
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Plaguecrafter
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Extract a Confession
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Gravelighter
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Merciless Executioner
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Tithing Blade
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Village Rites
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Curse of the Swine
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Distant Melody
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Shoreline Looter
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Slum Reaper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Chain Devil
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Tangled Colony
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland Raider
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Royal Assassin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bushmeat Poacher
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Darkstar Augur
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Goremand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Rats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vela the Night-Clad
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vile Mutilator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wonder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Burglar Rat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Wizard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Skemfar Shadowsage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pack Rat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thrull Parasite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Force of Despair
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Bitter Triumph
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Undying Malice
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Vona's Hunger
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Long River's Pull
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Not Dead After All
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Malice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Consumed by Greed
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Shore Up
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Confound
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
V.A.T.S.
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Consider
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lethal Scheme
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Skin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Shred Memory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Refute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Dive Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Crippling Fear
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Innocent Blood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Mire in Misery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Season of Loss
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Necromantic Selection
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Rankle's Prank
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rush of Dread
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Fell
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Barter in Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Fade Away
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Spiral
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Terror Tide
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Splash Portal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rise from the Tides
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reign of the Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Infection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Predators' Hour
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Switcheroo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Smallpox
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gix's Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Braingeyser
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Concentrate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mirror of Life Trapping
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Bident of Thassa
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
River Song's Diary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Stone of Erech
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Noble's Purse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Smokestack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Kaya's Ghostform
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Dark Tutelage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Military Intelligence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Coastal Piracy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Momentum Breaker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aether Barrier
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Creation of Avacyn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Levitation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gossip's Talent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dress Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Inevitable End
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Lilypad Village
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mudflat Village
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thran Portal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Caves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Signet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Sky Diamond
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Forger's Foundry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Honored Heirloom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planar Atlas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Guardian Idol
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Skyclave Relic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Isle
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Esper Panorama
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Waterfront District
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Hidden Grotto
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Secret Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zof Consumption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Crystal Grotto
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy